YAOUNDE, June 27 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed after an improvised explosive device went off along a road in Cameron's war-torn English-speaking region of Northwest, witnesses and local police said on Thursday.

Police told the local media that the blast occurred late Wednesday along the Bali-Batibo road in the region when a vehicle carrying passengers stepped on the device, which was planted along the road to target soldiers who regularly patrol the region.

The victims, according to witnesses, were three local civilians who were returning from a market.

Police said they believe the incident was set up by armed separatist fighters, who have been operating in the region since 2017.

Armed separatists want to secede from the largely French-speaking Cameroon and create an independent nation in the English-speaking regions of Northwest and Southwest. Enditem

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